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  • MR.SmithM Offline
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    I'm already try to run two copies of Qt application. And it can't transfet data from one thread to another.

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    • SGaistS Offline
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      What exact error are you getting ?

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      • SGaistS SGaist

        I don't remember if there's a limitation in the characters you can use as key, but i'd start with only ASCII stuff without any special signs.

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        #7

        @SGaist I'm changed value of key to simple ASCII: "example".
        Not effect (((
        May be you have an example? I searching it in Google but only one example in qt.io was found.
        No any other(((

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        • VRoninV Offline
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          Probably off topic, but did you consider using QLocalSocket and WINAPI Named Pipe instead

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          • VRoninV VRonin

            Probably off topic, but did you consider using QLocalSocket and WINAPI Named Pipe instead

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            #9

            @VRonin Good idea. It's will be my fallback. I need to high speed data transfer (up to 10 MBit/s) and shared memory is a faster method of IPC. It's most suitable for my application.

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              wrote on last edited by VRonin
              #10

              Disclaimer

              what follows is just speculation, not advice.


              The problem with shared memory, as I understand it, is that is no way to signal the reader application that new data is available to consume.

              10 MBit/s is not a lot, named pipe should be able to manage it without a problem, in fact, a TCP socket connected to localhost should also be able to handle that transfer rate without a sweat. Both their typical transfer rates are in the multiple Gbit/sec

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              • SGaistS Offline
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                Check the detailed documentation of QSharedMemory and the setNativeKey. They explain how to achieve communication with non Qt application.

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                • SGaistS SGaist

                  What exact error are you getting ?

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                  @SGaist When I run two copies of Ot application and write some data to shared memory from one of them and the next trying read data from another I have problem: sharedMemory.isAttached() == FALSE for shared memory with same keys.

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                  • MR.SmithM MR.Smith

                    @SGaist When I run two copies of Ot application and write some data to shared memory from one of them and the next trying read data from another I have problem: sharedMemory.isAttached() == FALSE for shared memory with same keys.

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                    jsulm
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                    @MR.Smith Didn't you say before that it is working when using two Qt apps and doesn't work if one app is not a Qt app?

                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                    • VRoninV VRonin

                      Disclaimer

                      what follows is just speculation, not advice.


                      The problem with shared memory, as I understand it, is that is no way to signal the reader application that new data is available to consume.

                      10 MBit/s is not a lot, named pipe should be able to manage it without a problem, in fact, a TCP socket connected to localhost should also be able to handle that transfer rate without a sweat. Both their typical transfer rates are in the multiple Gbit/sec

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                      @VRonin Thank you for recommendation. I will try to use named pipe in my application. It's also good solution for my application.

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                      • jsulmJ jsulm

                        @MR.Smith Didn't you say before that it is working when using two Qt apps and doesn't work if one app is not a Qt app?

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                        #15

                        @jsulm Yes, it's true. I can transfer data from one Qt application to another copy of this Qt application, but I can't transfer data from Qt application to WinAPI application.

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                        • MR.SmithM MR.Smith

                          @jsulm Yes, it's true. I can transfer data from one Qt application to another copy of this Qt application, but I can't transfer data from Qt application to WinAPI application.

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                          jsulm
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                          @MR.Smith @SGaist pointed out what you should try

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                          • MR.SmithM Offline
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                            I got successfully transfer data via named pipes. It's good solution and I will use it, not shared memory.
                            Thank you every one for your help and recommendations.

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